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In the new sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man, Will Smith battles with a younger clone of himself which filmmakers say represents Hollywood’s biggest leap forward yet into futuristic computer generated imagery. The fresh-faced younger Smith in Paramount’s film is entirely built with special effects, right down to his eerily realistic pores, sinews and blood vessels. […]

Director-actor Stephen Chow has been the subject of many rumours regarding his love life despite being a private person. He was rumoured to be the mysterious father of actress Cecilia Cheung’s third child in Jan 2019. The latest rumour is that he is married. In 2010, he broke up with longtime girlfriend construction heiress Yu […]

While in Malaysia a Malay woman reported her foreign sex partner to the Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor or JAIS for removing his condom during intercourse, in the UK, the BBC is making an effort to emancipate Asian women on sexuality. The British broadcaster launched a new podcast aimed at opening up conversations surrounding sex among […]

Popular soft drink giant Coca-Cola will be releasing an alcoholic beverage but it will not be in the US market just yet. Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Leith said the company will officially launch the Lemon-do alcoholic soft drink in Japan in October. It debuted in May 2018 in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost island in three varieties ranging […]

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez just turned 50 and there is no sign of her slowing down. The sexy siren uploaded a video of herself on her official Instagram account showing some killer moves with her back up dancers. View this post on Instagram #MOOD… Bc tomorrow’s my birthday!!!!! #leoseason #itsmypartytour #july24 Feeling #happiness #gratitude #love ????????? […]

Just when you think it is end game for Avengers (pun intended), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced that the Avengers will reassemble again. At the San Diego Comic-Con, he said that the superheroes will not be the same squad that we know. “It will be a very different team than we’ve seen before. That’s […]

Star of 1982’s Blade Runner, actor Rutger Hauer has passed away at the age of 75. He died in Netherlands on Friday after a short illness, his agent confirmed. The star acted as the murderous replicant Roy Batty in Blade Runner, a movie directed by Ridley Scott and also starred Harrison Ford. Hauer’s funeral was […]

by Andrew BEATTY Australian universities are being investigated over their contracts with Chinese-state run Confucius Institutes, officials said Thursday, amid fresh revelations over the scope of Beijing’s control of teaching in the centres. Attorney-General Christian Porter said the government was looking at whether deals between thirteen Australian universities and the Confucius Institutes breach new foreign […]

An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the US Navy and Taiwanese authorities said Thursday, triggering concern in Beijing. The transit came as China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, unveiled a defence white paper Wednesday stressing its willingness to use force to thwart any move towards the self-ruled island’s independence, and accusing […]

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to the social network’s quest to launch Libra cryptocurrency despite pushback from governments and critics. Facebook last month unveiled plans for Libra in an announcement that sparked fears of the unintended consequences of a loosely supervised global currency. Switzerland’s financial watchdog FINMA has already pledged […]

Individuals hoping for an American green card in exchange for making a major US financial investment must now fork over more money under the controversial arrangement, according to a new rule that will be published Wednesday. Going forward, an investment of $1.8 million as opposed to $1 million can earn an interested party the much-coveted […]

The United States on Tuesday announced it would begin an antitrust review of major online platforms to determine if they have “stifled” innovation or reduced competition. The announcement by the Justice Department did not name specific companies but appeared to signal the department was targeting Google, Facebook and Amazon, which dominate key sectors of the […]

by Jerome TAYLOR The savage beating of Hong Kong protesters by a mob of triad gangsters has deepened fears about the city’s notorious criminal gangs and the use of shadowy hired muscle to defend China’s interests. At least 45 people were hospitalised after Sunday’s attack when men armed with poles and rods assaulted anti-government protesters […]

by Alice RITCHIE and James PHEBY Boris Johnson won the race to become Britain’s next prime minister on Tuesday, but will face a confrontation over Brexit with Brussels and members of his own party as well as a tense diplomatic standoff with Iran. The former London mayor easily beat his rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, […]

by Dan Martin / Lianchao LAN Trading begins Monday on a new Nasdaq-style technology board in Shanghai that represents one of China’s most significant market reforms, and a potential weapon in its growing tech rivalry with the United States. Twenty-five stocks will debut on the Shanghai Stocks Exchange’s Sci-Tech Innovation Board — dubbed the STAR […]